[NYTr] Guatemala Runoff Candidates Neck and Neck
 
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:36:18 -0500 (CDT)

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Guatemala Runoff Candidates Neck and Neck

Guatemala, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) A poll published in Guatemala Friday
shows a light advantage of presidential candidate Otto Perez Molina on
his opponent Alvaro Colom, but not over the margin of error, thus a
virtual technical tie.

According to the Borge and Associates Co. the aspirant for the
Patriotic Party has 39.8 percent of votes for the runoff election,
while the contender for the National Unity of Hope has 37.3 percent.

The survey states that Perez Molina is still the favorite in the
central region of Guatemala, including the capital, and has achieved an
outstanding upturn in the west, where Colom won a good advantage in the
first round of the September 9 elections. 

The retired general is also favorite in the eastern part of the
country, although he is down in the Pacific Strip and the North, where
the Alta Veracruz department, one of the districts with larger voters
after the capital, is located.

Guatemalans will vote again on November 4 to elect the future
president, who will rule the country during the 2008-2012 period.

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